Sarah worked as an editorial intern for Alliance Magazine from May to August 2016 as part of a journalism study abroad program. Alliance is located in London and is the world's leading magazine in philanthropy and social investment.
Reflections of an Alliance intern: Data philanthropy in the digital age
How do you handle and secure data without ‘making vulnerable populations more vulnerable?’ How can digital technologies be used responsibly and adhere to moral and ethical guidelines?
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And, perhaps most importantly at a time when data is collected in some form by individuals across the spectrum, how can we realistically begin to rely on citizen-generated data?
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Alliance Audio – solidarity and philanthropy
"In this podcast Alliance editor Charles Keidan hosts a discussion with Ewa Kulik-BieliÅ„ska, outgoing Chair of the EFC and Director of the Stefan Batory Foundation, Stefan Schäfers, Head of European Affairs at the King Baudouin Foundation and Liana Varon, Deputy Secretary General at the Third Sector Foundation of Turkey."
New report from CASS Business School highlights shift towards social investment
"Charities are shifting their funding models from donations to borrowing and social investment, according to new research from City University London’s Cass Business School. The CASS CCE research report, titled ‘Social investment as a new charity finance tool: using both head and heart,’ was based on two years of research, including 120 in-person interviews."
African philanthropy gaining momentum, new report suggests
"Philanthropic activity in Africa is gaining momentum according to the 2017 Wealth Report, sponsored by real estate business Knight Frank.
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The report states that, ‘of the 20 countries whose ultra-wealthy populations have grown most rapidly over the last decade, 11 are in Africa.’ Included in those 11 countries are Mauritius, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda, where steep increases are expected."